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Local Government Information Unit (LGiU)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)An independent, local authority membership organisation supporting councils around the world.
Africa Tech Workers Rising
NairobiAfrica Tech Workers Rising, Kenya is a project to organize and empower front line content moderators and data enrichment workers in the AI data supply chain to improve conditions of pay, workload, health and safety, whistleblower protections, voice and respect.
Digital Leads Network
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)We’re a growing community of not-for-profit digital leads committed to making the most of digital technology for positive social impact, by sharing best practice and peer-to-peer learning.
Mutual Aid NYC
New York City, NY, USAA network of neighborhood groups and network builders organizing to provide aid and support to New Yorkers.
A platform for women to be able to share their stories and knowledge related to water and river governance.
Public Technology Institute (PTI)
United States of America (the)Actively supporting local government technology leaders and their teams through research & content, professional development, consulting services, learning and networking events, membership, workforce connections and recognition programs.
Technologists For Public Good
Washington, DCA professional association for technologists that serve the public good
The IAAA is a community of practice that aims to advance and organise the algorithmic auditing profession, promote AI auditing standards, certify best practices and contribute to the emergence of Responsible AI.
The movement building better leaders for better democracies
The Public AI Network is a coalition working to bring about public AI.
The Things Network
AmsterdamWe are a global collaborative Internet of Things ecosystem that creates networks, devices and solutions using LoRaWAN®.
AfricTivistes
Dakar, SenegalThe African League of Cyber-Activists and Bloggers for Democracy, commonly known as AfricTivistes, is the union of bloggers and web-activists from the continent and its diaspora to promote and defend democratic values, human rights and good governance through digital means.
Africa Data Leadership Initiative
United Nations FoundationThe Africa Data Leadership Initiative (ADLI) is a peer learning and exchange network designed by and for African policymakers, legislators, researchers, technologists, and digital rights advocates working on data governance and digital platforms and services.
Digital Donors Exchange (DDX)
United Nations FoundationThe Digital Donors Exchange, or DDX, is a community of global digital development funders who are committed to improving the lives of all people through harnessing that power.
Local Independent Online News (LION)
United States of America (the)Creating and supporting independent news entrepreneurs
56 countries working together for prosperity, democracy and peace
Engaged Cities is a community of practice for news organizations with engagement-first approaches to serving U.S. cities.
The Statewide News Collective is a community for news organizations serving statewide audiences launched by The Lenfest Institute, RevLab at The Texas Tribune, and Spotlight PA.
The Audience Community of Practice is a group providing support for audience development news professionals.
UN-OCHA's Peer-2-Peer (P2P) Support Project is a tool of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)
Network Impact has created a series of Network Know-How Guides for early-stage network builders who want to learn how to develop healthy, impactful and sustainable networks.
All Things Urban
BerlinWe are the largest community-based career platform for urbanists working on city challenges worldwide.
In the municipal partnership program, ICLD offers local governments in a number of partner countries and Swedish municipalities and regions, the possibility to enter result oriented collaborations for exchange and peer learning.
Out In Tech
New York CityOut in Tech is the world’s largest non-profit community of LGBTQ+ tech leaders.
Team CommUNITY
LondonWe foster and nurture communities throughout the world working on digital rights
Worker Info Exchange
LondonData Rights for Digital Workers
Hispanics in Philanthropy
Oakland, CaliforniaBuild, fund, and fuel Latinx power with us.
The national voice of municipalities relating to information and communications technology.
As part of the Beeck Center’s Digital Service Collaborative
Computer Professionals' Union
Philippines (the)Computer Professional’s Union (CPU) is a mass organization of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) professionals and advocates aspiring to promote ICT for the people.
Last year we piloted an initiative called Community Connections at the Responsible Data mailing list, where we connected two or more members of the community based on their shared interests in responsible data(RD)-related topics, allowing them to chat about topics and projects related to responsible data.
Hacks/Hackers is an international grassroots community of people who seek to inspire and inform each other to build the future of media.
European Capital of Democracy
Barcelona, SpainThe European Capital of Democracy Initiative will build a strong network of Cities that will foster participation; a platform for hope, and for exercising the will and power to change our world for the better.
Innovation Exchange
ViennaInitiators of successful political projects in a specific area of politics provide their know-how, experience and dos-and-don’ts in a highly motivating dialogue
Institute for Representative Government
Washington, DCThe Institute for Representative Government (IRG) was established in 1988 by a group of former Members of Congress as an independent, bipartisan, non-profit organization to provide high level, professional exchange programs for parliamentarians from developing or newly-established democracies.
Community Solutions Network
Montreal, QC, CanadaOur experienced and diverse team of advisors supports municipalities and organizations of all sizes across Canada on a range of data and tech issues. We work alongside our partners’ teams to assess their needs, define problems, mobilize research and knowledge, design solutions and support their implementation. Contact Us
International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
750 17th Street NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006Journalists in ICFJ's unparalleled network produce news reports that lead to better governments, economies and societies.
Code4Dev Network
South AmericaThe Inter-American Development Bank's network for developers working with governments in Latin America and the Caribbean
Liga Contra el Silencio
ColombiaWe define ourselves as an alliance that involves the media, a central newsroom and a network of freelance collaborators.
People Powered is a global hub for participatory democracy - the direct participation of community members in making the policy decisions that affect their lives.
/dev/color is the most powerful community of Black software engineers, technologists, and executives in the world.
We are an interdisciplinary group of experts in labor, technology, anti-racism, feminism, and transnationalism.
the largest gathering of black women data leaders and professionals
Analytics Exchange
New York CityA community of practice for data analysts across City agencies that has since grown to over 800 members at more than 60 agencies.
Ada's List
LondonAll about changing communities, our workplaces, and the industry for the better.
Academia de Innovación Política
Paris, FranceLa Academia de Innovación Política es una plataforma que busca generar espacios de formación virtuales y presenciales para la transferencia y co-construcción de conceptos, prácticas, metodologías y herramientas de gobernanza democrática en los escenarios actuales.
A+ Alliance
Geneva, SwitzerlandA Feminist AI Research network that gathers a cohort of social scientists, economists, and activists, side by side with data, machine learning and computer scientists to discuss how to fix the system and leverage AI for women’s rights.
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